Draper Prize

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Draper Prize - awarded for outstanding achievement, particularly innovation and reduction to practice, in engineering and technology contributing to the advancement of the welfare and freedom of humanity.

The Draper Prize is one of the world's preeminent awards for engineering achievement. The Charles Stark Draper Prize was established by the National Academy of Engineering and endowed by Draper Laboratory in 1988 to recognize innovative engineering achievements benefiting humanity. The Prize recognizes achievement in all engineering disciplines, and engineers worldwide are eligible to receive it. ... recipients

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Questions correspond to the steps in the Engineering Design Process.
  • Ask (What? Ask questions, understand the need, identify the problem, define)
  • Imagine (So what? Imagine, brainstorm, explore, discover)
  • Plan (Now what? Plan, design)
  • Create (Do it. Create, try it out)
  • Improve (If this then what? Improve, make it better)
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